Interesting contribution to studies of the Gunpowder Plot. Heavily influenced 'What Was the Gunpowder Plot-The original story tested by original evidence' By John Gerard from 1897. Well written, the author makes important use of source material to the extent that who sections of crucial source material are included : 'The Published Confessions of Thomas Wintour 23rd November 1605', ' Kings James Speech to Parliament Regarding the Plot' and extracts from the 'King's Book'. I have read the book twice and will return to it as a reference work.
The author does his best to demolish the 'official' version of events, finding plenty of discrepancies and contradictions. He maintains that the notion that the plotters were digging some mine under the houses of Westminster totally preposterous. He even questions the fact that there really was gunpowder in the barrels that the plotters were said to have stored, shows that Secretary of State Robert Cecil and his cronies were master fabricators of evidence. The author discusses the 'Monteagle Letter' which was said to have alerted the authorities to the 'Plot and whether or not any of the Plotters were Cecil's agents. And more. All great reading.
But sadly the author goes one step too far. As a reader, was just thinking what are we left with ? If there was no Plot, what was Fawkes doing hovering round the Houses of Parliament on the night of the 4th November 1605? Why did the Plotters flee and go on the run once the story broke , apart from Francis Tresham? And a number of them with some associates end up cornered at Holbeche House near Stourbridge two days later? At the trial none claim that all the evidence against them was fabricated. Neither did they dispute that they had some clandestine meetings.
But think all that Gunpowder Treason heads should read this book.
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